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I have been artistic all of my life and love experimenting with different mediums and techniques. This blog is my creative outlet to share my passion for cardmaking and papercrafting!

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Saturday, June 29, 2013

I hope all of you are
having a great weekend so far!! I understand today is Canada Day- so happy Canada Day to all of my Canadian friends!!

I wanted
to create a card with this week’s DD59 Dynamic Duo Challenge Colors (Basic Gray
and you pick the second color) and I decided to choose Pink Pirouette. I have a great friend who just loves pink and loves to stamp, so
whenever I can I try to use pink for her :-).

If you have had the chance
to visit the Dynamic Duos, try to stop by sometime this week- they always have
a number of entries plus they have a wonderful Design Team!! Again, tremendous inspiration!!

To create this card:

Repeatedly stamp the flowers
from Flower Shop and butterfly from Papillon Potpourri using Basic Gray
Classic Ink onto Vellum (I have not used Vellum in a while and love this
technique).

Once the ink has
dried, flip the image over onto the Stampin’ Pierce™ Mat (this mat is not only great for
paper piercing but also for stamping and this vellum technique). Use a stylus and gently rub the stylus over
all of the white areas in the flower images and butterflies.

Use the Pink
Pirouette Stampin’ Write marker to add a bit of pink to back of the blossoms
(to appears as though they are dogwood blossoms) and also to the back of the
butterflies (you are coloring over the area that you just rubbed the
stylus).

If desired, add a bit of Pink
Pirouette to the front of the blossoms as well.
Punch out the butterflies using the Elegant Butterfly Punch and hand cut
the flowers (you could use the Pansy Punch but you will have a border around
the edge when using the punch).

Ink the blossom stamp
from Blooming with Kindness using Pink Pirouette ink and stamp onto a piece of
Whisper White cardstock.

Use the Big Shot™ and
one of the Deco Labels Framelits™ to cut a frame from the Bloomin’ with Kindness
image and also cut another frame the same size from Basic Gray cardstock. Cut the Basic Gray frame in half horizontally
and trim the edges so only the top portion shows as a frame behind the focal
image.

Use the Big Shot™ with
the Framed Tulips Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper
White cardstock and trim the outside edge a bit. Layer this onto Basic Gray cardstock and
again onto Pink Pirouette.

Adhere a piece of
Basic Gray Designer Series Paper (I used a piece from a retired Level I Hostess
Pack) and add the layered Deco Label with Stampin’ Dimensionals®. Adhere the vellum flowers and butterflies
using Mini Glue Dots, add the Pearls to the butterflies and ribbon at the top
to finish off the card.

Friday, June 28, 2013

Happy
Friday!! I wanted to create a card for
this week’s FMS92 Freshly Made Sketches and the curving lines of the sketch
seemed to be perfect for feathers.

If
you have a chance, check out their sire- the Design Team is fabulous and they
always have a number of entries that show the variety of ways to use a sketch!

To create this card:

Using
Early Espresso Classic Ink, stamp the peacock feather image onto Whisper White
cardstock and color with an AquaPainter™ and using ink from the Summer
Starfruit, Gumball Green, Pacific Point, Pool Party and Soft Suede Classic Ink
pads. Once dry, fill in a bit with
Stampin’ Write markers in the same colors.

To
add a bit of iridescence to the feathers, brush Moonlight Smooch™ Pearlized
Accent Ink (retired but on the Clearance Rack) over the feather. Carefully cut out the feather images, cutting into the sides a bit to create the "wisps" and give a realistic appearance to
the feather.

Use
the Big Shot™ along with the Adorning Accents Framelits™ to cut the wavy edge
to a piece of Whisper White cardstock and emboss with the Stripes Textured
Impressions™ Embossing Folder. Align the
feathers along the wavy edge and add the sentiment.

Trying to capture the iridescence- not easy with the camera :-)

Add
the embossed panel (this was a previous piece that I had embossed using the
Honeycomb Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (inking the interior first
with Sahara Sand Classic Ink) and sprayed with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint
spray.

Add
the ½” Pool Party Seam Binding triple ribbon bow and adhere to the front of the
Whisper White card base. Add the feather
layer to finish off the card.

Stamp the medallion
image from Lovely Romance using Basic Gray Classic Ink twice onto Whisper White
cardstock. Color using Stampin’ Write
markers in Pool Party, Summer Starfruit and Orchid Opulence (retired) and “fussy
cut” the interior oval out of one of the images. Use the Big Shot™ with the smallest Deco
Labels Framelit™ to cut out the other image.

Use the Big Shot™ and
the same size Deco Labels Framelit™ as above to cut another frame out of Basic
Gray cardstock- cut this frame in half horizontally and trim the edges so only
the top portion shows as a frame behind the focal image.

Punch a circle from
Basic Gray cardstock using the 1 ¾” Circle Punch and cut this in half- layer
behind the focal image on the sides. Add
the “fussy cut” oval using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Use the Big Shot™
along with the Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece
of Summer Starfruit Designer Series Paper (I used a retired piece from Patio
Party)- lightly sand with the Sanding Block.

Mount the Basic Gray
cardstock to a Whisper White card base, add the embossed piece of Summer
Starfruit DSP and the Paper Tea Lace Doily (cut in half). Add the sentiment to cover the cut edge of
the doily, adhere the focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and the Pearl to
the center to finish off the card.

I
wanted to try a masking/watercoloring technique and play around with the new
hostess set, Simply Sketched. I decided to just let go and have fun!!

To create this card:

Using
Early Espresso Classic Ink, stamp the leave image onto Whisper White cardstock
and also onto a sticky note (for the mask).
Carefully cut out the leaf image from the sticky note and use this as a
mask to repeatedly stamp the image onto the Whisper White cardstock,
re-stamping each time into the Early Espresso Classic Ink.

Using
Stampin’ Write markers in Tangerine Tango and Cajun Craze, color the leaves and
berries. Use the AquaPainter™ and pick up some of the Tangerine Tango Classic Ink from the
ink pad and paint around the leaves, dropping water onto the paper and smearing
the ink from the markers. Remember- this part will make it look like you have made a mistake, but just let the water flow and have fun!!

Once
dry, re-color the leaves and berries with the markers again, add a bit of
distressing with the Color Spritzer Tool and the same two markers (I know, the Spritzer Tool has retired but I still love it!). Once completely dry, add the White Gel Pen
accents.

Use
the Big Shot™ with the Deco Labels Framelits™ to cut out the focal image and
also cut out another piece from Cajun Craze cardstock. Cut the Cajun Craze frame in half
horizontally and adhere behind the focal image.

Use
the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured
Impressions™
Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

I wanted to play with the
new hostess set, Postage Collection and decided to use the Splitcoaststampers SC250 Sketch Challenge (this was an older sketch challenge but that is what I love about Splitcoaststampers Challenges- you can go back and review and do them whenever you like :-)) I hope to take the time to go back and complete a card for each sketch and color challenge one day :-)

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot™ along
with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of
Soho Subway Designer Series Paper and adhere to a piece of Early Espresso
cardstock.

Also emboss a piece of So
Saffron cardstock using the Hexagon Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder (ink
the smooth surface of the embossing folder with Sahara Sand Classic Ink prior
to embossing). Cut along the edges by
hand and adhere to the center of the background panel.

Ink the wreath stamp and
the bee from Postage Collection using Early Espresso Classic Ink and stamp onto
Whisper White cardstock. Color the bee
with Stampin’ Write markers in So Saffron and Pool Party and the wreath with
Gumball Green.

Punch the wreath/bee image
out with the 1 ¼” Circle Punch and sponge Sahara Sand Classic Ink over the
edges. Mount onto circles punched from
Early Espresso cardstock using the 1 3/8” Circle Punch.

Another view trying to get a glimpse of the Shimmer Paint :-)

Add the Paper Tea Lace
Doily and the bee circle images using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and add the ½”
Early Espresso Quilted Satin Ribbon Bow (retired) to the top of the card.

Stamp the sentiment from
Wetlands using Early Espresso Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock, add the
bee image and cut the banners using a 1” Square Punch. Mount onto Early Espresso cardstock and
adhere to the card front.

Add the Pearls and spray the
entire card with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (retired as well) to give a bit
of shimmer (you cannot see the shimmer in the photograph but it is there).

Sunday, June 23, 2013

I wanted to create a card
for The Paper Player’s PP151 Sketch Challenge and decided to use some of my
retired Designer Paper stash along with retired ribbon- I have so much of both
in my stamping (craft) room that it would be a shame not to use it :-) Of course, the items can be substituted with current product as well :-)

Again, if you have a
chance, check out their Design Team samples and other entries- they are the
best!!

To create this card:

Cut several pieces of
the Designer Series Paper (I used the retired International Bazaar) and attach
to a piece of Whisper White cardstock. I
decided to sew around the edges (love my new little sewing machine) and then
emboss using the Big Shot™ and the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™
Embossing Folder. Trim the edges so the
Whisper White base does not show.

Stamp the coral image
from By The Tide using Tangerine Tango Classic Ink onto a piece of Whisper
White cardstock. Also stamp the script
image using Island Indigo Classic Ink, punch out the image with the 2 1/2”
Circle Punch and adhere a circle of Island Indigo behind the image.

Adhere the coral
image to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals™, add the Tea Lace Paper Doily
along with the sentiment (punched out using the Decorative Label Punch).

Stamp the seahorses
using Island Indigo Classic Ink as well as the Nantucket images. Apply a bit of Frost White Shimmer Paint to
the seahorses to add a bit of iridescence.
Use the ¾” Circle Punch to punch the Nantucket image out and layer
behind ¾” Circles of Island Indigo cardstock (layer two to “peek” out behind
the main image).

Add the 5/8” Early
Espresso Satin Ribbon triple bow along with the seahorses, Nantucket images and
Antique Brad.

Adhere the entire
panel to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock and mount onto a piece of Whisper
White card base.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Happy
Friday everyone!! I wanted to create a
card using the fabulous PPA161 Pals Paper Arts Sketch along with the bright "summery" colors
in this week’s CQC194 ColourQ Challenge.
If you have the time and have not already done so, check both sites out
for wonderful inspiration!!

I finally had a chance to sew on my card!! :-) FYI- Recently
I purchased a small inexpensive sewing machine for sewing just on cards (since
I did not want to use my heavier machine) and I was able
to use it for the first time on this card :-))

To create this card:

Using
Early Espresso Classic Ink, stamp the tractor image onto Whisper White
cardstock. Use the AquaPainter™ to pick
up ink from Calypso Coral for the tractor and Gumball Green for the grass
area.

Highlight
the tractor with the retired Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write marker, distress the
edges using the Distressing Tool and a Sponge Dauber with Sahara Sand Classic
Ink.

Stamp
the script stamp from Notable Notions using Sahara Sand Classic Ink and stamp
into the background area around the tractor.
Use the Color Spritzer Tool (retired) with the Early Espresso Stampin’
Write marker to add a bit more detail.

Sew
the distressed focal image onto a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock and also distress
the edges with the Distressing Tool, Sponge Dauber as noted above.

Ink
the sentiment with Early Espresso Classic Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock. Punch out using the Large Oval Punch and add
a bit of Sahara Sand Classic Ink with the Sponge Dauber and add a bit of
distressing with the Color Spritzer Tool (retired) with the Early Espresso
Stampin’ Write marker.

Use
the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain Textured
Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Gumball Green and Tempting
Turquoise Designer Series Paper (DSP) .

Use the sewing machine to sew the layers onto a piece of Whisper White
cardstock and once sewn, distress the edges slightly (be careful since the
paper can tear easily).

Adhere this sewn
layer to a piece of Calypso Coral cardstock and mount onto the Whisper White card
base (use the Sponge Dauber with Sahara Sand to tone down the white edges of
the card base).

Mount the tractor
image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®, add the sentiment with the retired Antique
Brass Hodgepodge Hardware along with the corner detail created from Calypso
Coral cardstock scrap with additional Antique Brass Hodgepodge Hardware to
finish off the card.

I hope all of you are having a
wonderful week so far! This past weekend, while I had the new set, Walk in the
Wild and along with the 2013-2015 In Colors out, I decided to create a masculine
card using the Moose image. I am so thrilled with the realistic art forms
in this set :-)!

Using Early Espresso Classic Ink,
stamp the Moose image onto Whisper White cardstock. Using the
AquaPainter™, pick up ink from Cool Cabana for the sky, Baked Brown Sugar for
the Moose and Pistachio Pudding for the grass.

Use the Distressing Tool to distress
the edges and with Sponge Daubers, apply Baked Brown Sugar Classic Ink along
with a bit of Early Espresso Classic Ink to the edges. Adhere to a piece
of Early Espresso cardstock and distress the edges as well. Use the Color
Spritzer Tool along with an Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker to add a bit
more distressing.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Woodgrain
Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Baked Brown Sugar
cardstock.

Ink the smooth interior of the
Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and emboss a piece of Cool
Cabana cardstock. Cut this embossed piece into thirds and add one third
at the top of the Early Espresso card base and the other third at the bottom
(save the extra piece for another card later).

Add the knotted Hemp Twine (retired)
to the embossed Baked Brown Sugar layer and add this to the card
base. Adhere the Moose focal image using Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White
cardstock, punch out with the Large Oval Punch, distress and sponge the edges,
spritz with the marker as above and add to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock
punched with the Artisan Label Punch to finish off the card.

Use the AquaPainter™
to watercolor using So Saffron , Pistachio Pudding and Cool Cabana Classic
Ink. Cut out with the Big Shot™ and the
Ovals Collection Framelits™ and using a Sponge Dauber, apply Baked Brown Sugar
Classic Ink along the edges.

Cut another
oval using the same size Oval Framelit™ from So Saffron cardstock and using scissors, cut across the
center horizontally and adhere behind the focal image.

Use the Big Shot™
along with the Deco Label Framelits™ to cut out a piece of Early Espresso
cardstock. Punch a piece of embossed
Pool Party cardstock using the Decorative Label Punch (cut this in half
vertically to layer onto the Deco Label frame).

Adhere a piece of Epic
Day Designer Series Paper (DSP) to a piece of Early Espresso cardstock and add
the vertical piece of Early Espresso embossed cardstock.

Stamp the sentiment
from Teeny Tiny Wishes using Early Espresso Classic Ink, add the decorative labels
and bird image along with the ½” Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon along with the
Naturals button to finish off the card.

This card was created
for the Nacho Average NAC51 Sketch Challenge and the SR181 Stampin' Royalty Theme Challenge. I love the nautical look and was fortunate to be use up some of
my retired Nautical Designer Specialty Paper (DSP) along with a few other retired items :-) If you have not already
either site yet, check out the Design Team samples as well as the other
entries- such great inspiration!

To create this card:

Cut the banners from
various pieces of DSP and create the banner points with the 1” Square
Punch.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock and mount onto a piece of Early Espresso cardstock and add
the banners across the upper portion.

Mount the map piece
of DSP over the top of the banners and adhere a scrap piece of Early Espresso cardstock to cover the rough edges
and sponge a bit of Soft Suede Classic Ink to distress the map a bit.

Stamp the sentiment
using Early Espresso Classic Ink onto Whisper White cardstock and punch out
using the Large Oval Punch and add a bit of Soft Suede Classic Ink to distress the
Whisper White cardstock. Using the Large Oval Punch and punch out two additional ovals- one from Early Espresso cardstock and another from Nautical DSP.

Cut the additional ovals in half and adhere behind the sentiment. Add the knotted Hemp Twine
with the Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware (both retired) and sentiment to finish off the card.

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